How the Great Barrier Reef is under threat from the coal industry

Published 03/31 2014 04:08PM

Updated 07/23 2015 08:26AM

Shipping in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is expected to triple over the next 15 years, and is renewing the debate about commerce versus conservation. The argument sets Australia’s resource sector against the fate of one of the world’s greatest living treasures. Paul Allen reports for Bloomberg News.